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The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2024
19
Organizations funded FY2023
21%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$37,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 35
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$62M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 21% of the organizations The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $345k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving28$4.0M39%
FY202319$2.7M21%
FY202222$3.0M50%
FY202126$3.9M42%
FY202021$2.8M38%
FY201920$2.7M30%
FY201826$3.0M38%
FY201735$3.6Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$17MHealth$5.7MCrime & Legal$1.1MArts & Culture$685kYouth Development$591kPublic Safety & Disaster$235kHuman Services$229kInternational$225kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
NY
IN
OH
PA
CT
CA
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 68 grantees
All grantees of The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
William & Mary Business School Foundation$5,517,02189%
William & Mary Law School Foundation$2,576,62049%
Johns Hopkins University$2,000,00070%
Appalachian School of Law$1,021,03667%
Appalachian College of Pharmacy$1,000,000113%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,000,00010%
Foundation for Educational and Deve Lopmental Opportunity School$700,000615%
Quinnipiac University$600,00060%
Medical College of Va Foundation$525,00031%
Mountain Mission School Inc$460,00043%
Emory & Henry University$400,00040%
Ecog-Acrin Medical Research Foundation Inc$258,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Central Appalachia Inc$225,000422%
Communities in Schools of Va$201,36453%
Communities in Schools of Appalachian Highlands$165,26932%
The Paramount Foundation Inc$135,00027%
United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc$127,50034%
Children's Hospital Foundation$125,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire$125,00027%
Serving Orphans Worldwide Inc$125,00024%
Ballad Health Foundation$112,50051%
Birthplace of Country Music Inc$111,11114%
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation$110,00030%
Samaritan's Purse$100,00010%
The George W Bush Foundation$100,00010%
Polish Christian Ministries$100,0001n/a
St Vincent Hospital Foundation Inc$70,00040%
Artis-Naples Inc$60,00020%
Legal Services Corporation$55,00030%
The Heal Foundation Inc$55,00044%
Theatre Bristol Inc$50,000122%
Barter Foundation Inc State Theatre of Virginia$50,00011%
Naples Children Foundation Inc$50,00010%
Sullins Academy$50,00021%
Milligan University$50,00010%
Backpack Blessings$40,0008n/a
Appalachian Literacy Initiative$30,00033%
Bristol Virgina Public School$25,0001n/a
Symphony of the Mountains$25,00013%
Abingdon Cycling Inc$25,0001n/a
For Zions Sake Ministries Inc$25,0001n/a
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc$25,00010%
Hope Works Inc$20,00020%
Enhance Abingdon Foundation Inc$20,0001n/a
William King Museum of Art$12,00010%
Golisano Children's Museum of Naples Inc$11,00010%
Young Mens Christian Association$10,00010%
Golf Fore Africa Inc$10,00010%
Porters Call$10,00011%
Washington School for Girls$10,00010%
Highlands Fellowship Church$10,0001n/a
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$10,00010%
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired$10,00010%
Pathways Inc$10,00010%
Neighborhood Health Clinic Inc$8,75020%
Pacific Ridge School$5,00010%
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation$5,00010%
Gods Pit Crew Inc$5,00010%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$5,00010%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$5,00010%
Speedway Children's Charities$2,50010%
Holston Home for Children Inc$2,50010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$2,00010%
Friends for the Fight$2,0001n/a
CASA for Kids Inc$1,25010%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$1,00010%
Love-N-People Inc$1,0001n/a
Girls Incorporated of Bristol$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWilliam & Mary Business School Foundation: $5,517,021 over 8y, 8.6% of budgetWilliam & Mary Law School Foundation: $2,576,620 over 4y, 9.4% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $2,000,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAppalachian School of Law: $1,021,036 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetAppalachian College of Pharmacy: $1,000,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFoundation for Educational and Deve Lopmental Opportunity School: $700,000 over 6y, 15% of budgetQuinnipiac University: $600,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMedical College of Va Foundation: $525,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetMountain Mission School Inc: $460,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetEmory & Henry University: $400,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEcog-Acrin Medical Research Foundation Inc: $258,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Central Appalachia Inc: $225,000 over 4y, 22% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Va: $201,364 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Appalachian Highlands: $165,269 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetThe Paramount Foundation Inc: $135,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetUnited Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc: $127,500 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Foundation: $125,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire: $125,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetServing Orphans Worldwide Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetBallad Health Foundation: $112,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetBirthplace of Country Music Inc: $111,111 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation: $110,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe George W Bush Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSt Vincent Hospital Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetArtis-Naples Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLegal Services Corporation: $55,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heal Foundation Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetTheatre Bristol Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetBarter Foundation Inc State Theatre of Virginia: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNaples Children Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSullins Academy: $50,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetMilligan University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAppalachian Literacy Initiative: $30,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetSymphony of the Mountains: $25,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetThe Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope Works Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWilliam King Museum of Art: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGolisano Children's Museum of Naples Inc: $11,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGolf Fore Africa Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPorters Call: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWashington School for Girls: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPathways Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood Health Clinic Inc: $8,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 59.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The United Company FoundationVA47.3× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Company Foundation · Food City Charitable Foundation · Clarke Charitable Foundation · The McGlothlin Foundation · The Joe W and Frankie Mae Street Foundat · Wellmont Health System · Speedway Children's Charities · The Horizon Foundation Inc · Eastman Credit Union · Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation · United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc · Ty & Julann Warren Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation

How much does The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation give?
The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $4,156,470 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 35 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (64%), Health (22%), Crime & Legal (4%).
Who are The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: William & Mary Business School Foundation ($5.5M), William & Mary Law School Foundation ($2.6M), Johns Hopkins University ($2.0M).
Does The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The United Company Foundation, Food City Charitable Foundation, Clarke Charitable Foundation.
Where is The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation based?
The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 99 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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